
Video Game Invasion Parts 1 and 2 Review
Quiz by Stephanie Windham
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Besides the video games, to what other major invention did William "Willy" Higginbotham contribute?
T/F Steve "Slug" Russell patented his game Spacewar! and became a millionaire MIT graduate
The cost of a Magnavox Odyssey and the rifle accessory was around how much?
T/F Once hired by Atari, Nolan Bushnell lied to Al Alcorn in order to get them to build a video game "system".
Atari was sold to what company in order to raise capital (profits) to create the home console?
What is the name of the Atari home console that played different games?
What corporation originally became Atari's competition?
What movie was the inspiration for Midway's new game Space Invaders?
What did Space Invaders have that previous games did not?
With what game did Atari "strike back" against Space Invaders?
T/F Prior to the 1980's, color in video games was achieved by tinted overlays.
Which game had a custom version for the military?
Which company was the original creator of Pac-Man?
Which of these is NOT an original Pac-Man ghost?
What did Pac-Man bring to video games?
What did Ms. Pac-Man add to the original Pac-Man?
As a video game and not including merchandising, which game was more popular?
Why was Donkey Kong important to the video game industry?
What was the original name translation of Donkey Kong?
What was Mario's original name?
Marketing 101 says, "People buy..."
T/F Under Bushnell, the Atari game creators were treated as equals to upper management.
When they broke with Atari, what company did David Crane, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, and Jim Levy start?
What game was created by Activision?
Which of these was NOT a video game company trying to make a name for itself during this time?
Which game did Coleco use to kick off their sales?
How long was Coleco's license with Donkey Kong?
In addition to video games, what other types of games were starting to pop up about the time Coleco released Coleco Vision?
T/F At the end of Part 2, the market is starting to be flooded with companies creating knock-offs of the most popular games.
Under the direction of Ray Kassar, what was Atari's big move for getting the 2600 into more houses?